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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-02-15
A PROSPEROUS MUSEUM

The bafllcd foes Of the Metropolitan Museum
Of Art have been powerless since the collapse
of their campaign of wanton defamation. The
institution, which they sought to discrcdit with
The aid Of "1hc Ncw-York Times" an1 other
allies equally jealous if not equally abusive,
has prospercd hand-over-hand since the
close of tho Feuardent- Ccsnola trial.
Tho majority Of its patrons were
encouraged by the failure OF that ignoblc
and unscrupulous warfare. They had resented
with deep feeling Of indignation tho calumnics
of the self opinionatcd critics who were str1v-
ing to render their bcnefactions to tho city
worthless and contemplate. Tho vindication
OF tho institutions reputation stimulated their
generosity and activity, and tho prosperous
state Of affairs reported at yesterdays meeting
Of the trustees has followed. 1t Is with great
pleasure that THE TRIBUNE, az one Of tho
most steadfast friends Of tho Museum refers to
q few of the more salient facts contained In the
annual report.
When General di Cesnola became Director
of the Museum in 1879, there was a property
worth 100000 and debt Of $4,000. Since
that time the property has increased thrcc-fold
and the debt has been wiped out. Within six
wears tho Museum has received contingent be-
Quests amounting to several millions. 1t has
established important art schools and multiplied
its facilities for educating and improving pub
lie tasto. This is a record which the trustees
have q right TO contemplate with satisfaction
and pride. 1t is a final and crushing reJonder
to the malcvolcnt asperslons and monstrous as
symptoms Of the little knot of fusomc iattercrs
and infatuated admirers who circcd about Mr.
Feuar,lcnt and boosted Of his power OF deciding
by the processes OF inductiyo reasoning whether
n statue was made Of a single stone or was
"only fraudulent patchwork Of unrelated
parts" The institution thrives as never be-
fore. and It's sphere of activities and usefulness
is constantly widening It's waspsh critics
who aspired TO direct public taste, are charita-
bly, forgotten by prcoccuped and easy going
world.
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RIGHT AND VRONG WAYS.

The Knights of Labor have given the work.
ingmen generally some pretty severe lessons
lately. They have made it plain enough for
any one to understand that whatever griev-
ances labor may have it cannot remedy them
by butting blindly against capital that igDor-
ing the laws of trade and of demand and sup
ply can only bring defeat and suffering upon
the experimenters and that organization is Of
little use unless it Is guided and controlled by
intelligence But if the Knights of Labor
would turn their attention to some other labor
organizations which have been established for
many years and have brought only benefit and
prosperity to their members, they would see
still moro clearly the causes Of their late defeat
and the directions In which. II they are to at
tain success in the future. they ought to pro-
coed henceforth. The Brotherhood Of Loco
motive Engineers and tho Brotherhood of Loco
motive Firemen are two Of tho most powerful
and respected labor organizations eXtant. They
have won tho positions they hold by business
methods and the exercise Of practical common
sense. They never find 1t necessary to strike
They have outgrown that stage. When they
have real grievances they present them, and
as they never complain but when justice Is on
their side they obtain their rights without
difficulty.
These organizations proceed upon the theory
that the rights and interests Of capital as well
as labor must always DO considered. They
understand that however bad their condition
might be it would not help them to make large
demands upon their employers at time when
all business was stagnant. They never would
strike upon a falling market. They never
would strike for merely sentimental considcra-
TONS They have learned by experience that
much more can DO gained by temperate discus
sion and arbitration than In any other way
and the consequence is that they arc cmincntly
useful to their members and present an eX-
ample which the labor organizations throughout
the country would do we'll TO initiate. OF
course, great deal depends upon the choice of
leaders in these matters. The engineers and
frcmen have selected good and sensible mon
to look after their interests. They have also
established a rigid internal discipline. They
will not retain men Of bad character, drinkers,
dissolute persons. In their order They insist
on temperance, faithfulness to duty, and obedi-
ence to the law, as qualifications for member
ship. All these points might proitaby be
copied by the Knights OF Labor. The failure
Of the knights has proceeded from wrong ways
of conducting their affairs. 1t Is not organiza-
tion that is in fault but the methods OF using
the organization, and if this truth is recognized
there is no reason why the success Of the Loco
motive Engineers and Fircmen should not be
attained by all other organizations Of labor.
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THE MAYORS POWER OF REMOVAL

THE Nh ORS POUER UT HEMOt A.
If Mayor Hewitt were able to perform the
active duties of his Office during his term he
might fulfil public expectation In doing his full
share toward giving the city a clean and honest
government In his hands the absolute power
Of removal might be safe from abuse, II not
from mistakes in judgment. But there Is no
assurance that Mr.. Hewitt's physical condition
is such az will permit continuous application
to his official duties for any great length OF
time. There Is much less assurance that tho
next Mayor Of New York will be a man OF as
much public spirit as Mr.. Hewitt has shown.
These things must be taken into considera-
ton by the Legislature when acting on the
bill TO invest the Mayor with the absolute power
Of removal. How would that power have been
exercised by the late Mayor who put PurToy
at the head Of the Fire Department, Koch at
the head Of tho Dock Department, made his
business partner City Chamberlain, his private
secretary Public Administrator, and secured the
appointment of Warden Of the Tombs for Fat
y" Walsh How much further would he have
gone If he had been able to remove heads Of
Departments at will to make places for his per-
sonal followers The absolute control OF the
city government, including the Police Depart
ment and election machinery with the powerful
assistance he had by his connections outside Of
politics, would have made him political die
tator in the city. When he asked members Of
the Board Of Education to appoint personal
friend not connected with the schools as clerk
Of the Board, they would have disobeyed at the
peril Of immediate removal. instead OF being
able to act on their own Judgment.
A man whom it would be safe to intrrst with
such power would have small chance of getting
Democratic nomination for Mayor, except in
such peculiar state of affairs between the fac
tons as existed last November. 1t is safe to
say that the people Of this city arc not ready
to hand over the Police Department and the
election machinery and the Tax Department
10 the control of any man whose course will be
directed by the Democratic "bosscs' 1t may
be unpleasant for the Governor to be criticised
for his use Of the reviewing power, but that is
his own fault His treatment Of the Mayors
request for the removal Of the Excise Commits
ioncrs and Of the Shalcr and Davidson cases.
has subjected him to just criticism. However,
it is probable that the necessity of his consent
ing to the removal of Squire gave him the most
trouble, and is the secret Of his desire to rid
himself Of such complications in future by get
ting this bill through the Legislature. But the
people of New-York prefer to bear the ills they
have rather than to fly to the greater ones that
might follow under such measure
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Recommendations
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23sT TABERNACLE near 6thaye-Christ Before r1iate.
7III-AyH AND 55TU-sT.-9a a. and III p. m-lhe NC"
Cyclorama OF the Battles OF Vicksburg
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DIE WALkURE,

"Div Wakure was presented last night at the
Metropolitan Opera House, and its revival was
greeted by n large audience. Aside from the opera
itself the principal Significance of the performance
was the an ,oarance of Herr Anton Sohott as Sieg
mund" who was received most kindly. Besides forr
Schott tho cast included Fradicin Lehman, az
Brunhilde Frau seidl Kraus as Sieglinde y"
Fraulein Brandt as Z" Frcka" y; Herr Fischer Us
Wotan," and Herr Sieglits rs !" iiunding' Ihe
performance, whole, was notable ior ts sinoos"
ness and the representation moved throughout WIN
stately pace. The scenic effects were VIVA anu .n'
work of the orchestra was what might Do ehPec'co
from Herr Seidi and his men, ,, ,,..
aide from the realistic orchestral prelude uepiohg
thunder tho fra. act opened quietly anu anu uhprou
isnglv but this proved to be suspicious Tor the Ora
matii action of the act superbly sustained with
the unfolding OF the conditions un or when the un-
.nrt'nnt,, Sieqmund laboIs. Tho foe-pursued man,
the desparing guest and finally the enraptured lover,
40 condi tio1s that demand the utmost versatility.
A. tho conclusion vi tine act Herr Schott with Frau
sedl Kraus was called before the curtain hye times
and finally a sixth With Herr seidl.
CeItainy Herr Srhctts acting deserved this tribute.
hut n must he said with regret that his singing not
eounl &, his acting. His intonation ut times was
moro powerful dramatic effects. and In the long song
nj the hrst act the NEST beautiful lyric episode OF
tbe entire operathe volume used thin that the
dis,pr.eable timbro OF his voice must have been
patcnt to his most ardent admirers. The sweet and
artistic snging OF Frau Sedlkraus and Herr Schotts
poweriul acting compliments to each other, and
the pretty picture that closes the not most artistic
Fraulen Lehman sang the weird motive oil the
Valkyre that cbara erizes the opening OF the
act in magnificent tones vigorously and clearly, and
then BECAME the tender, plying woman on the en-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-02-15
SHAM wARFARE WITH EXPLOSIVES

The next European war, whenever 1t comes
will be tho most destructive campaign in mil
itary annals. The resources Of modern science
are ceaseIessIy employed by every staff in Eu-
ropo in experiments with new arms, projectiles
and explosives. A fortnight ago French jour
mails were reporting with undisguiscd satisfac-
ton some remarkably successful tests Of mel
anitc, o new explosive. in comparison with
which dynamite was fancifuIly spoken of as
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-02-15
DOCKSTADERS.

The programme at Dockstader's last evening ins
proved by the addition Of happily timely sketch by Mr.
Docksader in the OF which Mr.. Bishops mind
reading marves cleverly burlesqued The rest OF
the entertainment applauded and laughed usual
and the renderings Of stephen Fosters songs were
pleasant feature OF the evening.
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ocratic defeat next year can by one invention
he prevented.
THE NEW ASYLUM,

The last LEGISLATURE passed o law authorizing
the Governor to appoint FIVE commissioners " 10
select suitable site In Northern newborn on
which to erect an asylum for the insane Inc
commissioners have been unable to agree and nave
presented two reports. Three OF them favor
site Mt Plattsburg Clinton County, while the
other two-one Of whom is William L. Letch-
worth. the President Of the State Board OF
Charities and a recognized authority In matters
relating to the care OF the insane-favor site at
Airy Point, near Ogdensburg, St. Lawrence
County. BY the terms Of the law In question no
site can be accepted without the approval Of the
Legislature.
Tho report which names Plattsburg Is OF
oourse entitled to q good deal of consideration
becausc it comes from an intelligent majority.
Rut IL by no means relieves the lawmakers OF
their own responsibility. 1t Is for them TO de-
eide after careful consideration OF all that
the commissioners have to submit whether Clinton
or St. Lawrence presents the moro suitable SITE.
The question is nonpolitical and or high pubic
concern The minority report we may add' Is
fortified by q number OF wetZhty arguments. One
of these relates to accessibility. Promising that
the new asylum while located at point easily
accessible to the entire district of Northern New
York should also be conveniently accessible 10 obher
nortions Of the State, the minority present tables
~ distances from winch 10 hpIcHS thoo ~ """i'
reo,,,re tho least travel for the insane or The
northern counties to reach an asylum ut Ogdens-
buru and the most travel to reach an asylum at
I1attsburg. This manifestly Is an Important
pont. Again the minority favor Airy Point be-
cause it's land is so good-thc best market gardens
of Ogdensburg being within the tract which it IS
proposed to take, while the land recommended
for the I1attsburg site appears from careful
examination by us to be very stony ana other-
wise unsuted to asylum purposes And so, too.
for reasons which appear cogent. the minority
insist that better water supply and better sewer
a0e can be secured ct Airy Point than at Platts-
burg
A hearing has already been given TO the irlends
Of both sites, but the Legislature Is not nkeiy
10 reach q decision for some weeks yet. IL Is
well TO 60 slow in matter OF such gravity
And 1t is interesting to note as indicating the
possible drift Of public sentiment THAI lho
Utica Herald which, not being published In
northern county, can take an unpreIudiced view'
Is convinced that of it Is desired to place 1t tho
asylum) where It will be most difficult and Costly
of access possibly Pattsburg Is the natural place
for It. II it h to best serve the ends Sought In
It's erection Ogdensburg Is as clearly and unmis-
talsably the natural place for it.
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ones among them, why Princeton, Harvard
and Yale should play baseball by themselves,
and football, too, if they choose. But in view
of the record made last summer by Columbia's
baseball nine and Varsity boat crew, it seems
pretty clear that any collegiate association in
behalf Of athletic sports for 1887 which does
not include Columbia viii be incomplete and
open TO unpleasant insinuatiOns
There thrcxtcns to be serious trouble In the
silk mills at Paterson. 1t is not question Of
wages, but is incidental to the efforts Of the
Knights of Labor to control all the mills. Their
leaders demand that no one shall he employed
there who IL not a member Of their organize
ton. One of their minor objects evidently is
to obtain the entrance fee from the thousands
Of working people who thrive at Paterson. To
all this the mil-owners decidedly object, and
every man who desires to manage his own bust
ness will sympathize with them in their per-
plexity. It Is the old fight over an employers
liberty to hire whom he chooses
A bill was introduced in the House yesterday
providing for Constitutional amendment to
cause the election of United States Senators
directly by the people. Probably the measure
was offered by request. No Representative
would seriously propose it for himself But
the mere fact that proposition of that kind
should emanate from any source indicates that
In certain neighborhoods the average American
citizen should review the first principles upon
which this Nation rests. Our method of choos-
ing Senators gives the United States a more
stable Upper House than exists in any other
popular government In the world.
1t seems proper to say a word In behalf of
unorganized labor. During the recent strikes
along the water-fronts it was the on-union
men that saved the coal and steamship COM
panics from defeat and great financial loss.
They took the strikers places when it was dan
gerous to do so, and the understanding was
nay, in many instances the promise was that
they should not be turned sdrift when the old
hands wanted to come back. Now, it seems,
some OF the corporations interested have dis
charged their new men and are giving pre-
3crrcd employment to the recent strikers This
Il kind Of faithlessness that i,ritates non
union laborers into joining the labor societies
In very ugly frame Of mind. and which will
bear unpleasant fruit the next. time there is a
strike ON the piers or in the yards
If the Administration wanted much said but
little done in Congress In the matter Of retalia-
ton upon Canada for fisheries outraees. it Is
probably much pleased with the action Of the
House Committee on Foroign Affairs. 1t has
prepared a. substitute for the Senate bill
measure suggested by Mr.. Manning, which is
considerably fercer than what tho Senate
thought proper TO pass. The chances are, ac-
oording to some Of tho Republican Representa-
lives, that The substitute violates some Of tho
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-02-15
Nesp21prk Dailu Gribnare
BY HORACE GREELEY
TUES DAY. FEBRUARY Is. 1887.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FOREIGN. luminous attitude Of France. -
The Pope's support of the Septennate. -
Another Napoleon for Egypt - Will the Gear
be neutralf - Portugal on the point Of fight
ing Zanzibar. - Another victory for the
Abyssnans - Entertainment of the American
Cardinals at Rome. - Russia and Bulgaria.
e RiOtous police in Loughrea- 80 Premier
Depretis to form new ministry. g canard
from Canada
CoNGREss.-BOth branches in session. - Sem
ate: Discussions over the Cameron Naval and the
Tehuantepec Ship Railway bills. - House
Attempts to change the rules of the House. -
In Committee: Mr.. Belmonts subcommittee re-
port in favor of Mr.. Manning's Retaliation bill.
DOMEs1IC.-The resignation of Secretary Man
ming handed to the President. - Republican
caucus in Trenton, N. j. - Consolidation Of
street railways in Boston. 60 Progress of work
on the Cape Cod Canal. = Ice yachting at
POughkeepsle 60 Statement of the Rev. r. A.
Hume. - Trial Of the mandamus case against
the faculty of Dickinson College. - Two ex-
plorers start for the North Pole under patronage Of
some private capitalists. - flood in the Ar
kansas River
CITY AND SUBURBAS.-A general lockout threat
ened in Paterson. - Some strikers returned to
work. - suit begun by Harlem claimants.
e Sam Jones lectured on Character" -
The Rev. Dr.. r. K. Meredith called to succeed DR..
Pentecost in Brooklyn. - The Paine will case
continued. - The Unger trial begun. &
Annual meeting of the Museum of Art. -
"Larry" OB11en dead. - Dinner of the Con-
gregatIonal Club. g Gold value of the legal
tender silver dollar (412le grains -48 11-18d per
ounce-77.67 cents. - Stocks opened quiet and
were steady; later were depressed and closed weak.
1HE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. for to-day Slightly
warmer with rain. Temperature yesterday, High
est, $40; lowest. 16o, average, 26sso.
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ONE BENEFITED SOUTHERN MEN, THE OTHER
NORTHERN.

FT0M CtnclNNdyI ENqUFFH
30 far as We able to discover from the Pres
idonts message the chief distinction drawn between tho
Mexican Pension BILL which he signod and the Depsnd
ent Pension b." which vetoed. Is that greater limo
has elapsed since the Mexican War than Civil Wax
True but does that make tho right and the other
wrongi
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MR. wATTERsONs PHOTOGRAPH OF Mr. CURTIS.
From The Louisville Courier Journal 81,
We do not underestimate the Importance OF MT Curts
more admirable Buattoyae Oscar Wilde Adniiuis-
tratiou might not DO found
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doubt count hereafter on still more generous
We earnestly advise Brooklyn Republicans who do not
now read The luton every night contract that habit ~
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aThe New-York World seems to be in need
,ust now Of the guiding and restraining Influence
Of Joseph Howard, r., with whom 1t parted
recently IN q somewhat acrimonious manner en-
phasized by q striking difference of opinion Ii
10 had still enjoyed the advantages OF Ar'
Towards extensive experience and knowledge OF
men. it could hardly have been beguiled into
printing on It's first page yesterday as startling
news sensation an April Fool hoax concerning
Thomas A. Edison which was published in "The
Graphic nine years ago.
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t,.uce Of tho I'd lovers With zach innte grace ~ 4
vim unreserved applause Her singing the feature
M the oOers from the time of her entrance anti ths
close OF the performance.
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Philadelphia goes through the Formally OF
electing u Mayor to-day. 1t would not be strictly
correct to say that Slr. Filter, the Republican
nominee is running. 1t isn't necessary TO run !:
he can get there by walking. keim the Demo-
cratic candidate, isn't running either he is too
dead to run
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-02-15

"The Evening POST few days ago referred
in its usual toplofucal way TO Committeeman
porchs successor us "a certain Mr.. More and
declared him to be as unit as Porch as far rs
special knowledge goes Commenting on this
"The Kansas City Tines remarks: "We know
not what The Posts idea OF special knowledge
NAV be, but no comes very close to William
Cullen Bryant's hobby, the scholar In politics
It may relieve Tho Post to On extent to learn
that Mr.. More was educated In Spain Is gentle
man Of marked literary attachments and has quite
rs much special knowledge to represent the
United States at Mexico rs had Mr.. Lowell when
he went to the Court OF st. James This Is
pretty little quarrel It stands. and we have no
disposition TO interfere in IL.